--- ---  # The Clever _Harry Potter_ Reference You Probably Missed in _Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them_ ## Video: This Video Is No Longer Available [Watch (HLS stream): This Video Is No Longer Available](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8) (0:10)  _Published 2026-06-23. Spoilers ahead!_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 2, 2016 4:55 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 2, 2016 4:55 PM UTC **Warning:** This post contains spoilers for [_Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them_](http://time.com/4570315/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-movie-review/). There were plenty of nods to the original [_Harry Potter_](http://time.com/4572382/fantastic-beasts-harry-potter-timeline/)series scattered throughout _Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them_, but the one that may have been the most difficult to catch came at the very beginning of the film. As images of various wizarding newspapers flashed across the screen, there was a brief moment when a 1926 issue of _The Daily Prophet_ was visible. And while the main takeaway from the page was that dark wizard [Gellert Grindelwald](http://time.com/4575559/fantastic-beasts-sequel-dumbledore-grindelwald/) had become an increasing threat to Europe, there was also a mention of a certain Harry Potter family member hidden near the bottom of the page, according to [Mashable](http://mashable.com/2016/12/02/fantastic-beasts-opening-harry-potter-easter-eggs/?utm%5Fcid=mash-com-fb-main-link#E5dMQcwTFSqa). “Potioneer Fleamont Potter’s Hair Potion Woos American Wizards,” read the headline, referencing Harry’s grandfather and the famous hair potion — [Sleekeazy’s](http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Sleekeazy%27s%5FHair%5FPotion) — that [quadrupled the Potter family’s gold](http://time.com/4110623/j-k-rowlings-biggest-harry-potter-revelations/). Read more at [Mashable.com](http://mashable.com/2016/12/02/fantastic-beasts-opening-harry-potter-easter-eggs/?utm%5Fcid=mash-com-fb-main-link#E5dMQcwTFSqa). 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